Change the Spreading for Time-Based Performance ObligationsProceed as follows:
In the NetWeaver Business Client, select a role that allows you to perform revenue accounting tasks.
Choose .
Use the search function to find the contract that includes the performance obligation for which you want to manually change the spreading.
Select and open the contract.
Select the time-based performance obligation and choose Revenue Schedule
.
Select the performance obligation and choose Change Spreading
.
The Initial Revenue
field displays the revenue amount that is currently distributed to each accounting period. In the New Revenue
field, you can change the value distributed to a specific accounting period.
After you have changed the revenue distributed, choose Check Spreading
or press enter to check the spreading.
If the values in the Total Revenue to Be Distributed
and Total Revenue Distributed
fields are equal, the Remaining
entry is marked with a green traffic light. In this case, you have distributed the entire revenue amount to the accounting periods.
If the values in the Total Revenue to Be Distributed
and Total Revenue Distributed
fields are not equal, the Remaining
entry is marked with a red traffic light. In this case, either you have not distributed the entire revenue amount to the accounting periods, or the total amount that you have distributed to the accounting periods exceeds the total revenue.
Choose Save
.